Category: Review

  • Review: Birds of Prey (Spoiler Free)

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    Harley Quinn finally gets her own movie (and posse) and it doesn’t suck! ​”Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of one Harley Quinn)” is on the docket for review this week! Margot Robbie reprises her role (which was one of the only redeeming parts of “Suicide Squad”) as Harley Quinn. She brings with her…

  • Review: Dolittle

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    How can so many talented and famous people decide to be in such a terrible film such as “Dolittle”? One assumes the answer is “Money”. ​Robert Downey Jr. brings no joy or reinvention to the role of Dr. Dolittle. In spite of a supporting cast of Emma Thompson, Tom Holland, John Cena, Selena Gomez, Rami…

  • Review: Harriet

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    On the heels of Cynthia Ervio’s Academy Award nomination let’s take a look at the Harriet Tubman biopic, “Harriet.”​ While “Harriet” is fine as a film, and Ervio’s performance is relatively strong, the strength of the film comes mostly from the source material. Cynthia Ervio, Leslie Odom Jr., Janelle Monae, and Joe Alwyn star.

  • Review: Just Mercy, 1917, and Three Christs

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    Two award contenders and one Christ complex hit the cinemas this week with “Just Mercy” “1917” and “Three Christs.” While the subject matter of the based on a true story “Just Mercy” is important and relevant, the film relies on it a bit too much to make the audience care. Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx,…

  • Review: The Two Popes

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    If you’re tired after the holiday and new year’s festivities and don’t quite feel like heading to a movie theater you’re in luck, “The Two Popes” can be viewed from the comfort of your home (so long as you have Netflix)! ​This is a very Actór’s actor film but when those actors are Jonathan Pryce…

  • Review: Little Women and Uncut Gems

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    Two polar opposite films enter the holiday fray, both have a lot of shouting. Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of “Little Women” and the Safdie Brothers’s “Uncut Gems” are up for review this week. Greta Gerwig gracefully helms this modern adaptation of “Little Women” that is worth checking out over the holidays. Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothee…

  • Review: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Spoiler Free) and Cats

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    As the year winds down we have two polar opposite but equally bizarre films in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” and “Cats.” It doesn’t really matter what I say in this spoiler free review of “Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker” because there’s no way you aren’t going to see the end of the Skywalker…

  • Review: Jumanji: The Next Level, Bombshell, and Richard Jewell

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    This week brings some mindless fun in the form of “Jumanji: The Next Level” and some political thrillers with unlikely and possibly unlikable protagonists, based on real life with “Bombshell” and “Richard Jewell.” The joy of “Jumanji: The Next Level” is that it just doesn’t care. Liberated from world building the first half has some…

  • Review: The Aeronauts and Dark Waters

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    This week brings two attempted thrillers in very different settings, “The Aeronauts” and “Dark Waters.” Unfortunately “The Aeronauts” does not soar with excitement. The film spends the majority of its time trying to convince you how high the stakes are instead of actually bothering to raise them. Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones star. ​Meanwhile real…

  • Review: Knives Out

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    “Knives Out” is a classic whodunnit in a modern setting, with an all star cast. ​ While fans of “whodunnits” may not find anything particularly innovative about “Knives Out” there’s something to be said for just seeing a well executed film. Christopher Plummer, Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon,…